Kayentapus Welles 1971 (theropod)

Reptilia - Theropoda

Synonyms: Schizograllator Zhen et al. 1986, Talmontopus Lapparent and Montenat 1967, Talomontopus Lapparent and Montenat 1967, Telmontopus Lapparent and Montenat 1967

Full reference: S. P. Welles. 1971. Dinosaur footprints from the Kayenta Formation of northern Arizona. Plateau 44(1):27-38

Parent taxon: Theropoda according to M. T. Carrano 2025

See also Demathieu and Haubold 1972, Gierlinski 1996, Haubold 1969, Haubold 1971, Haubold 1974, Hunt and Lucas 2006, Kordos 1983, Lapparent and Montenat 1967, Li et al. 2010, Lockley et al. 2013, Lucas et al. 2006, Mietto et al. 2000, Moreau et al. 2024, Niedźwiedzki 2011, Niedzwiedzki and Pienkowski 2004, Poropat et al. 2023, Romero Molina et al. 2003, Vignaud et al. 1994, Weems 2006, Weishampel 2006, Welles 1971, Zhen et al. 1986 and Zhen et al. 1989

Sister taxa: Ageroolithus, Allosaurus sibiricus, Altispinax, Anchisauripodidae, Archaeornithoididae, Avalonia, Avipoda, Boutakioutichnium, Bradycnemidae, Byakudansauropus, Calamospondylus, Carmelopodus, Chindesaurus, Coeluroidae, Coeluroidea, Compsognatha, Corpulentapus, Daemonosaurus, Deinocheirosauria, Deinodontia, Dispersituberoolithus, Elaphrosaurus iguidiensis, Elongatoolithidae, Embasaurus, Eodromaeus, Erythrovenator, Eubrontes titanopelobatidus, Eubrontidae, Eutynichnium, Fenestrosaurus, Filichnites, Fuscinapedis, Gigandipodidae, Grallatoridae, Gypsichnites, Hadrosaurichnus, Halticosaurus, Herrerasauridae, Himeoolithus, Hispanosauropus, Hunanpus, Iberosauripus, Iliosuchidae, Iranosauripus, Irenesauripus, Itsukisauropus, Jialingpus, Kakuru, Kakuru kujani, Kalohipus, Kuwajimasauropus, Laevisoolithidae, Massospondylus rawesi, Megalosauropus, Megalosaurus cloacinus, Megalosaurus hungaricus, Megalosaurus insignis, Megalosaurus lydekkeri, Megalosaurus obtusus, Megalosaurus pombali, Moraesichnium, Neotheropoda, Nipponoolithus, Oblongoolithidae, Orcauichnites, Ordexallopus, Ornithoides, Ornithopodichnites, Ostafrikasaurus, Ostendichnus, Ovoraptor, Ozraptor, Paleotheropoda, Parachirotheriidae, Paracorpulentapus, Paragrallator, Picunichnus, Plectropus, Poekilopleuron schmidti, Protoavis, Prototrisauropodiscus, Ralikhomopus, Reticuloolithus, Salfitichnus, Saltopoides, Sarmientichnus, Saurocephalus monasterii, Sauropodidae, Segisauridae, Selenichnidae, Selenichnus, Shuangbaisaurus, Siamopodus, Sigilmassasauridae, Sinosaurus, Spinosauria, Stillatuberoolithus, Symphypoda, Szechuanosaurus, Tawa, Therangospodus, Triprismatoolithus, Trisauropodiscidae, Tristraguloolithus, Tubercuoolithus, Unenlagiidae, Vitakrisauria, Wakinosaurus, Wakinyantanka, Walgettosuchus, Wildeichnus, Xiangxipus, Yangtzepus, Yaverlandia, Zanclodon cambrensis, Zanclodon silesiacus, Zanclodontoidae, Zhengichnus, Zhengichnus jinningensis

Subtaxa: Kayentapus ambrokholohali Kayentapus damarensis Kayentapus hailiutuensis Kayentapus hopii Kayentapus minor Kayentapus nananensis Kayentapus otariensis Kayentapus soltykovensis Kayentapus ubacensis Kayentapus xiaohebaensis Talmontopus tersi

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Type: Kayentapus hopii

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of China (1 collection)

• Jurassic of China (8), France (1), Hungary (1), Italy (5), Japan (1), Lesotho (4), Namibia (1), Poland (4), Sweden (2), United States (10: Arizona, Massachusetts, Utah)

• Triassic to Jurassic of United States (1: Arizona)

• Triassic of China (1), Poland (1), Slovakia (1), United States (3: Virginia)

Total: 45 collections including 49 occurrences

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